Court: EPA Must Determine Soon Whether Feds Should Take Over Developing Washington’s Water Quality Standards For Toxins

Court Approves Interim Actions For Aiding ESA-Listed Willamette Valley Salmon, Steelhead; Ninth Circuit Appeal Possible

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: As We End The Year, Big Decisions For Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery Dangle On Hold

Corps Sued For Operating Lower Columbia River Dams Without Pollution Permits; EPA Says Permit Delay Stems From Oregon Objection

Lawsuit Says EPA, WDOE Moving Too Slow In Regulating Nitrogen Pollution From 94 Puget Sound Sewage Treatment Plants

Washington Board Issues Order Denying Corps’ Challenge To Water Quality Rules (Temperature, Pollutants) At Columbia/Snake Dams

Lawsuit Calls On NMFS To Take More Direct Action In Ensuring Cold Water Refuges For Salmon, Steelhead; ‘ESA Not A Paper Tiger’

Federal Judge Approves Pause In Salmon/Steelhead EIS/BiOp Case; Parties ‘In Good Faith Discussions To Resolve Litigation’

Parties Put Salmon/Steelhead BiOp Litigation On Hold, Commit To Working Together To Find ‘Comprehensive, Long-Term Solution’

Federal Judge Says NOAA Violated ESA When Approving Alaska Salmon Fishery; No Certainty New Hatcheries Will Mitigate Harvest

Wild Fish Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging Washington Hatchery Reform Policy Changes, Increased Hatchery Salmon For Orcas

Judge Lays Out Schedule For Hearing On Preliminary Injunction Requesting More Spill For Fish, Lower Reservoirs At Columbia/Snake Dams

EPA Rescinds Trump Administration’s Guidance On Clean Water Act Permits For Pollution Discharges Through Groundwater

Litigation Over Hells Canyon Water Quality Settled; Oregon To Develop Plan To Control Temperature Impacts On Salmon, Steelhead

Judge Issues Final Order For Operations At Corps’ Willamette Valley Dams To Aid ESA Salmon, Steelhead; Deep Drawdowns, Spill

Willamette River Reservoirs Far Below Average As Parties Move Forward On Court-Ordered Interim Measures To Address Listed Steelhead, Chinook

Group Sues EPA Over Discharge Permits For Puget Sound Sewage Treatment Plants, Says Improperly Discharging Nitrogen, Creating Dead Zones

Lawsuit Alleges As Oregon’s Polluted Waters Increase, EPA Failing To Step In, Demand Clean-Up Plans

Group Seeks ESA Consultations Over Expansion Of Large Ship Traffic In Columbia/Snake Rivers; Says Wake Stranding Harms Listed Fish

Oregon, Groups Seek Injunction To Increase Spill For Salmon, Steelhead; Drop Dam Pools To Speed Fish Through ‘Too Hot Reservoirs’

Federal Judge Orders Corps To Take Immediate Action To Protect ESA-Listed Willamette Valley Wild Spring Chinook, Steelhead; ‘No Patience For Further Delay’

Biden EPA Reevaluating Trump Administration Rollback Of Washington State Water Quality Standards; ‘May Not Be Based On Sound Science’

Washington State Hearings Board Rejects Corps’ Appeal Of Clean Water Act Certifications Aimed At Reducing Columbia/Snake Water Temperatures

Feds Seek To Dismiss Irrigators’ Claims In Salmon BiOp Case; Irrigators Challenge, Saying ‘Interests Directly Affected’

Groups File Court Petition To Halt Clearcutting In Oregon’s Burned Santiam River Watershed; Home To ESA-Listed Spring Chinook, Steelhead

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